What is the Least Common Multiple of 21136 and 21141?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 21136 and 21141 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21136 and 21141, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21136,21141) = 1
LCM(21136,21141) = ( 21136 × 21141) / 1
LCM(21136,21141) = 446836176 / 1
LCM(21136,21141) = 446836176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21136 and 21141 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21136 and 21141. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21136 and 21141.

Prime Factorization of 21136

Prime Factorization of 21141

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21136 and 21141.

LCM(21136,21141) = 2⁴ × 1321¹ × 3⁶ × 29¹
LCM(21136,21141) = 446836176